SMT Plating-Line (baskets)

Automatic printed circuit board line for basket plating (electroless nickel-palladium-gold line) 

• Line set-up: 1 line
• 38 processing positions, incl. 8 storage positions
• 1 side arm hoist with drip tray  Vibratory-flightbars
• 2 electroless nickel stations with automatic interbath transfer and cleaning process
• 1 palladium station
• 1 electroless gold station
• 1 load/unload station, 1 dryer
• Frequency converter & positional control for variable drive, lift and brake speed
• Drive positioning system is equipped with an incremental rotary encoder
• Air bumpers for flightbars

• Based on Allen Bradley PLC
• Fully automatic control system
• Emergency control system in case of PLC failure
• Hand-held remote module allows manual control of the hoist without interrupting scheduled processes
• Dip sequences freely programmable
• On-screen information re plant operation
• Logging of line data with possibility to complete later on
• Support via modem
• Conductivity measurements in the rinse tanks
• Electronic pressure-supervised filter pumps